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	December 28th, 2012 あと Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 1 四日。 Eggs, Chicken Livers, and a Secret Ingredient Posted 1 day ago by markbittman to bittman When I asked Frank DeCarlo — the chef at Peasant, on Elizabeth Street, and a friend — to show me a big-flavored, funky, simple dish that he loved, he suggested a chicken liver frittata. My mouth watered. Liver and eggs isn’t a common combination, but it’s one I’ve known and have been fond of; I especially remember a breakfast in Turkey of nothing but those two ingredients a few years ago. Frank’s version is more complicated than that — though it takes only 10 or so minutes — and even contains what he calls a “secret ingredient.” Read the rest of this article and watch the video here. Stop Subsidizing Obesity Posted 1 day ago by markbittman to bittman Not long ago few doctors – not even pediatricians – concerned themselves much with nutrition. This has changed, and dramatically: As childhood obesity gains recognition as a true health crisis, more and more doctors are publicly expressing alarm at the impact the standard American diet is having on health. “I never saw Type 2 diabetes during my training, 20 years ago,” David Ludwig, a pediatrician, told me the other day, referring to what was once called “adult-onset” diabetes, the form that is often caused by obesity. “Never. Now about a quarter of the new diabetes cases we’re seeing are Type 2.” Ludwig, who is director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center in Boston, is one of three authors, all medical doctors of an essay (“Viewpoint”) in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association titled “Opportunities to Reduce Childhood Hunger and Obesity.” That title that would once have been impossible, but now it’s merely paradoxical. Because the situation is this: 17 percent of children in the United States are obese, 16 percent are food-insecure (this means they have inconsistent access to food), and some number, which is impossible to nail down, are both. Seven times as many poor children are obese as those who are underweight, an indication that government aid in the form of food stamps, now officially called SNAP, does a good job of addressing hunger but encourages the consumption of unhealthy calories. Read the rest of this column here. Giving Lamb Legs Posted 1 day ago by markbittman to bittman 1 The gleaming, massive lamb shank on these pages, impressive though it may be, is not the most effective way to serve what amounts to the shin and ankle of a lamb. It’s glorious, for sure, but it has a number of disadvantages, the first of which is that a small-to-moderate lamb shank weighs in at more than a pound, a nice serving size in the ’70s (or the Middle Ages) but a bit macho for most of us these days. The second is that it’s difficult to cook — size alone makes it awkward, and penetration of flavors is an issue. It’s difficult to eat. And finally, that same graphic quality that makes for such a gorgeous photo reminds some people more of its source than they’d like. Besides, I’ve slowly begun to realize that my most successful lamb dishes were made from what was left over from a meal of lamb shanks. A couple of months ago, when braising season began, I cooked two sizable lamb shanks and, of course, enjoyed them. But I really got into it over the following couple of nights when I wound up using them to create a marvelous ragù and then transformed the ragù into a lamb-tomato-bean stew that could not have been much better. Read the rest of the column and get the recipes here. A list-lover's paradise in the 100 best lists of all time Posted about 17 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 2 Though some get annoyed at the constant barrage of lists being circulated on the Internet, particularly as the year draws to a close, lovers of bullet points and numbered anything will have plenty to keep them happy until New Year’s Day with The New Yorker’s “The Hundred Best Lists of All Time.” 100. Generations of Adam (Genesis)* 99. Satchel Paige’s “How to Keep Young” 98. The Crain’s New York Business “40 Under 40” 97. Gentlemen Golfers of Leith’s “Articles & Laws in Playing at Golf” 96. The World Rock Paper Scissors player’s responsibility code 95. Maxim’s “Hot 100” 94. Benjamin Franklin’s “Thirteen Virtues” 93. Benjamin Tusser’s “Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandrie” 92. The Rules 91. U.S. News and World Report’s best-college rankings 90. McDonald’s Big Mac-ingredients commercial Full story at The New Yorker via Kottke. The best list of lists. Photo credit: Fotolia Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.